Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-04-30
LIQUOR LICENSES
ABOUT A HUNDRED APPLICATIONS GRANT
I'D LAST NIGHT.
Several Saloons Win Remain Closed Ahsr Noon on
hOnday-fhs Details Of Tho
Proceedings

lobby ut last evenings special meeting OF
Council. As the matter came up in the
Second Branch first, the crowd gathered
there in force, and during the early part
of the evening ingress or egress was mat
ter of some difficulty. There were many
other spectators, and some portions OF the
proceedings justified their presence. I'm
mediately after the roll call in the Second
Branch, the reading Of the minutes having
been dispensed with, the applications OF
the wholesale liquor dealers were taken
up, and licenses granted to the number OF
four. The applications from keepers OF
ordinaries came next in order, and eight OF
them were rapidly rushed through by
President Gilleland. This brought the
body down to coffee houses, about eighty
or ninety in number, and the tedious
work of granting them began about
quarter past eight o'clock. As fast
as the applications were granted they were
sent over to the upper Branch in patches
of ten or dozen each, and at 1918 O'Clock
the last name upon the list was disposed
of.
When the application Of Cell & Mar
RAMA, located near the Opera House, came
up, Mr.. Jaeger moved to reject IL. Or
the question being put, the motion was car
ried, ayes Is, nays 10. Those voting aye
were MeSsrs. Allison, Bremen, Garvin,
Harrell, Jaeger, Jones, Marsh, Maxwell,
Miller, Mitchell, Praeht, YOckler and Mr.
President.
When the name of William c. FOstel
TO keep at No. 1901 Chapline street
was called, Mr.. Allison called for the aye:
and nays. In speaking to his motion h'
severely criticized the conduct of the es
tablishmeRt, and said it ought not to bt
licensed. Upon call of the roll the ap
plicatiOn was rejected, ayes 4, noes 10, TN
latter MeSsrS. Allison, Butts, Garvin
GuHdling, Harrell, HartOng, Jaeger
Marsh, Maxwell, Miller, Mitchell, Pracht
Vockler, Whyte and Mr.. President.
The next objection was to the apphea
ton of Mr.. Thomas Howley, No. 1oOs
Market street. Mr.. Allison characterized
the place as one where gambling was freely
allowed, and said license ought not to b'
granted. This was the house, he said
where the Delaplaine shooting affair occur
red. The ayes and nays were called, anC
the license was granted. Those voting NJ
were Messrs. Allison, Marsh, Maxwell and
Steger.
An application for No. 1901 Chaplin'
street was presented in the name OF w. NJ
Iandlan The Chair called attention Il
the fact that it was house heretofore re-
lerred to, but q different applicant. Or
the motion to grant, Mr.. Allison callet
for the ayes and nays. He said it seemed
10 him the application was the same, yir
tually, rs was made before. The objection:
he had heretofore made were equally II
force now. The license was granted, ayes
10, noes 9. The latter were Messrs. ALI
son, Garyin, Gundling, Jaeger, Marsh
Maxwell, Miller, Mitchell and Mr.. Presi
dent.
There were no further objections in the
Second Branch. After all the applications
had been gone through with, Mr.. Miller
made an effort to have the rejection o.
Cell Il Mariana reconsidered, but the
effort was q failure.
When the applications for licenses come
up in the First Branch, Mr.. Tracy objected
10 the application of Mr.. Hoffman to keep
saloon at No. 3l3 Main street. After
some debate the objection was withdrawn
and the license was granted.
The next objection was raised by MIR.
Faris to the application of Mr.. Booth. The
license was granted, ayes 10, noes =, the
latter Messrs. Faris and MCCiregor.
The application of Cell & Marianni, re.
iected in the Second Branch, but sent over
by mistake, WAS then rejected, ayes 4, nays
q.
The application of T. +. Porter to keep
ut 2l35 Main street, was also rejected.
Mr.. Tracy submitted certain advertising
cards bearing the name Of the saloon, and
after some remarks based upon these cards,
the license was rejected, ayes 3, nays 8.
The application of Louis Pardi was re-
jected by tie vote, ayes I, nays Z.
The application Of W. NJ. Handlan to
keep at No. 1901 Chaplne street, granted
in the Second Branch, then came up, and
was granted by vote of ayes to D nays.
Those voting aye were Messrs. Delbrugge,
Farrell, Happy, Kenney, Myles and
Schultz. Those voting no were MesSrs.
Dobbins, Faris, Halter, McGregor and
Schrebe.
Mr.. McGregor made an objection in the
First Branch to granting a license tC
Thomas HOwly, but the application was
granted, ayes ;, noes 4, the latter Messrs
DObbinS, Faris, Haller and McGregOr.
The last objection was to theapplicatiOn
Of Mr.. Blumenthal, located on Main street
near Tenth The license was granted
ayes Ia, noes 3, the latter MeSsrs. Dobbins
FariS aud McJiregOr.
This ended the licenses, and Council
devoted itself to other matters, the crowd
in attendance rapidly dispensing.